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Unit 2
Term | Definition |
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A capella | Without accompaniment |
A tempo | Return to original tempo |
Dolce | Sweetly |
Fine | The end |
Legato | Smoothly |
Molto | Very much, a lot |
Poco a poco | Little by little |
Subito | Suddenly |
Tutti | All together |
Fermata | Hold |
Flat | Lowers the pitch by ½ step |
Sharp | Raises the pitch by ½ step |
Natural | Cancels flats and sharps |
Sforzando | Strongly accented |
Coda | An additional ending |
Dal Segno | Return to sign |
Crescendo | Gradually louder |
Decrescendo | Gradually softer |
Ritardando | Gradually slower |
Accent mark | An emphasis on a particular note |
Staccato | Short and detached |
Slur | A curved line joining 2 or more notes of different pitches |
Tie | A curved line joining 2 notes of the same pitch |
Pianissimo | Very soft |
Piano | Soft |
Mezzo piano | Medium soft |
Mezzo forte | Medium loud |
Forte | Loud |
Fortissimo | Very loud |
Accelerando | Accelerando |
Largo | Very slow tempo |
Adagio | Slow, leisurely tempo |
Moderato | Moderate tempo |
Allegro | Lively, fast tempo |
Presto | Very fast tempo |